Chapter 10
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"Come on Scully, it's time to move." I said, sliding one hand under her arms and the other under her knees. There was no response, but for the first time ever, I was actually glad she was unconscious, otherwise she would surely pass out from the pain.
The cliff was nearly impossible to navigate with Scully obscuring the view of
my feet. I must have stumbled on every rock up to the top, taking the skin off
both my knees and shins, but never once dropping my precious bundle.
When finally the road was in sight, my heart sank realising my worst fears had
been confirmed. The rental car was gone, along with Samantha.
My already shaky knees threatened to give out on me entirely with this new
discovery. This was my fault, I'd done everything wrong since she'd come back,
I should have protected her better, and Scully, why did I shut her out of this,
I'm responsible for her condition as well.
Knowing the lives of the two I'd ruined, were now reliant on my keeping it
together, I moved quickly towards the abandoned police car.
"Not long now Scully, just hang on for me." She wasn't conscious, but I hoped
my words had a comforting effect, and if not on her certainly on me. I lay her
gently down on the back seat, trying as best I could to make her comfortable,
then raced around to the drivers side.
For the fourth time the engine made a spluttering noise before refusing to turn
over.
"Come on!" I pleaded, pumping the gas pedal again, praying I hadn't flooded the
engine. By way of answer the car roared to life. "That's it, come on."
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"Miss Scully?" I heard faintly as though I had cotton wool in my ears.
"Dana, can you hear me." Who was that?
Yes. I tried to say but no sound came out.
"No response. Ok on
three. . . one, two, three."
Was I being lifted? Nothing made sense. In the distance I could hear the
tearing of clothes, the sounds of metal on metal, people rushing about.
As slowly as I'd become aware of my surroundings, everything faded once more.
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End chapter ten.
This has been a long time coming, and I'm sorry it's so short, will post more in two weeks as am heading overseas again.
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